alight
Land after flying
Alight works as both verb and adjective, with meanings that divide into two groups.
The verb alight means to descend and settle, as a bird alights on a branch, or to get down from a vehicle: She alighted from the carriage.
As an adjective, alight means on fire or lit up: The building was alight with flames; Her eyes were alight with excitement.
Both uses carry a somewhat literary or formal tone in contemporary English.
Actively in flames
- aflameActively burning
- ignitedCaused to burn
- burningCombustion in progress
- blazingBurning very brightly
on fire · lit · kindled · flaming · smoldering · fiery · incandescent
Exit a vehicle
- dismountGet off something ridden
- step downVoluntarily leave power
- detrainExit railway transport
- deplaneExit an aircraft
deboard · exit · land · touchdown · arrive · descend · debark
Resting spot for birds
- settleReach final terms
- roostBird's sleeping spot
- touch downMake contact with ground
- restCessation of activity
ablaze
Actively in flames
blazing · on fire · lit · kindled · flaming · smoldering · fiery · incandescent
disembark
Exit a vehicle
deplane · deboard · exit · land · touchdown · arrive · descend · debark
perch
Resting spot for birds
- settleReach final terms
- roostBird's sleeping spot
- touch downMake contact with ground
aglow
Emitting gentle radiance
shining · bright · illuminated · lit up · brilliant · effulgent · gleaming · resplendent · beaming
- fire statesablaze, afire, aflame, blazing, burning
- disembarkingdeplaning, get off, deboarding, step off, detraining
- dismountsdismount, get off, hop off, jump off, step off
- on fireablaze, blazing, burning, engulfed, flaming
- lightsunlight, daylight, shine, rays, moonlight
- settle meaningsagree, compromise, reconcile, negotiate, decide
alightdark
Absence of light
unlit · extinguished · darkened · pitch-black · pitch-dark
- sets alightCauses to burn